Adriano Casulli holds the position of Research Director at the Department of Infectious diseases at ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ (Rome, Italy), where he acts as Director of the Unit of Foodborne and Neglected Parasitic Diseases (accredited as UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025 and 17043). Director of both the EURL for Public Health on Helminths and Protozoa (EURL-PH-HP) and for Parasites (EURL-P; food safety) and WHO Collaborating Centre on One Health echinococcoses. He is scientist and advocate in the field of parasitic foodborne and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) with a focus on molecular and clinical epidemiology of cystic and alveolar echinococcosis. Co-author of more than 160 scientific publications, reviewer for several peer-review journals, evaluator for international research projects, external expert for international agencies (ECDC, EFSA, WHO, FAO, WOAH) and member of the Editorial board of several international peer-review journals. Extensive experience in coordinating large-scale international research consortia funded by the European Commission and other international agencies. He is data passionate and drawn to science.